(02-02-16, 08:38 PM)unfazed link Wrote: You are supposed to charge them before using them :eek
I think that depends on the make of battery, my Motobatt came with instructions specifically saying that the battery did not need charging. To be honest the more I read about them the more sceptical I am about battery chargers. From what I understand vehicle batteries are not designed to have a continuous charge going through them for extended periods or to be kept at maximum charge for any period of time and that by doing so you can damage the battery. This ties in with my own experience where batteries seemed to deteriorate much faster when I kept them on trickle charge over winter but since stopping this practice I've not had the problem. Also since retiring the charger from regular use I've found that the times that the battery hasn't been able to hold a charge are because the battery was faulty and although the charger helped prolong the inevitable it didn't negate the fact that the battery needed replacing.